Feeding the Wolf - John B. Rayner and the Politics of Race, 1850 - 1918

Informationen zum Autor Gregg Cantrell is the Erma and Ralph Lowe Chair in Texas History at Texas Christian University. He is the author or editor of numerous works on Texas history, including Lone Star Pasts: Memory and History in Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Empresario of Texas, and Feeding the Wolf: John B. Rayner and the Politics of Race. He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, where he served as President from 2013-2014. Klappentext While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known, this African American educator and Populist leader, the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina, was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South's racial orthodoxy. Indeed, John B. Zusammenfassung While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known! this African American educator and Populist leader! the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina! was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South's racial orthodoxy. Indeed! John B. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and Acknowledgments vii Chapter One. In the Crucible of Reconstruction 1 Chapter Two. The Search for a Political Voice 21 Chapter Three. The Promise of Populism 32 Chapter Four. Shattered Hopes 58 Chapter Five. Feeding the Wolf 83 Chapter Six. The Price of Accommodation 116 Epilogue 140 Index 143

Product details

• Authors: G Cantrell, Gregg Cantrell, Gregg (University of North Texas) Cantrell, Cantrell Gregg
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2013
• EAN: 9780882959610
• ISBN: 978-0-88295-961-0
• No. of pages: 149
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, United States of America, USA, Biography: historical, political and military, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional